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How much rain fell in Wickford, Essex? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Wickford (under 0.2mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 05:05 UK time. It is a forecast, not a measurement, and not a Met Office forecast. Weather data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
Chance of rain in Wickford
Met Office forecast for the next 24 hours: less than 5% chance of more than 1 mm, less than 5% chance of more than 4 mm and less than 5% chance of more than 12 mm.
Next 48 hours: 5% chance of more than 1 mm.
Updated 04:40 on Tue 27 Oct. For the Met Office forecast point 1.8 km from Wickford. Powered by Met Office data.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Wickford | 0.1km | 5.6mm | 66.2mm | 93.0mm | 8.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Downham nr Downham | 6.3km | 4.3mm | 48.0mm | 73.6mm | 4.3mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Castle Point nr Castle Point | 6.4km | 2.6mm | 35.8mm | 58.2mm | 2.8mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 16.7mm.
14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Wickford, against a full-month average of 15.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 362 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 372 mm by the same date in an average year (2001–2025) — about average.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2014 (815 mm). Driest: 2007 (252 mm). Average: 480 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 8 local rain gauges, for UTC days; one gauge can catch much more than the average. A storm's figure adds up the rain measured on its dates, from our list of Met Office named storms and major floods — other weather on those days counts too.
Wickford gets about 575 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 63 mm; driest March, 35 mm). That is drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year.
Monthly averages in mm. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.1 km from the town's gauge centre. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. UK comparison: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, 1991-2020, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Wickford's monitored area.
18 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Wickford's monitored area. None of the 17 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.
Event Duration Monitors show when an overflow may be spilling; they do not confirm it, and this is not advice on water quality. A live status older than two hours counts as no current status. Live status: © Anglian Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Annual spill figures: Environment Agency Event Duration Monitoring return, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence (OGL) v3.0.
Town and civil parish in Essex, England
Wickford is a town and civil parish in the Borough of Basildon of Essex, England. It is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of London and 4 miles (6 km) north-east of Basildon. At the 2021 census, the parish had a population of 27,601 and the built-up area, as defined by the Office for National Statistics, was 27,535.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
3.1mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km of Wickford.
October so far: 64.3mm vs 58.7mm October average — 10% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Wickford is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Wickford's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Wickford, against a full-month average of 15.0 rain days.
2014 was the wettest year in the record since 2001, with 815 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 480 mm a year. The driest was 2007, with 252 mm.
2 Oct 2020: 52.0 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 59.8 mm at one of them. Records since 2 Jul 2000.
Rainfall data: Environment Agency rain gauges, synced every 15 minutes. Daily totals are computed overnight (UTC days); "today so far" is live. Gauge distances are straight-line from the centre of Wickford's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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